Grain shock and method of forming the same



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P. KETELSEN GRAIN SHOCK AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME Original. Filed J1me 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented July 20, 1926.

UNITED STATES PETER KETELSEN, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

GRAIN SHOCK AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME.

Application filed .Tune 14, 1924, Serial No. 720,095.

This invention relates to a method for formin a shock from sheaves of grain, and it includes also the shock produced by the exercise of this method.

()ne of the objects of the invention is the promulgation of a method which involves assembling sheaves after they have been bound in the ordinary manner with binder twine or its equivalent, into an endless series, and uniting the sheaves by tuclo ng the wisp of straw from one beneath the binder twine of an adjacent sheaf.

In its more specific contemplation the method includes the step of folding the wisp of straw upon itself to form a loop or angular portion, and then tucking this portion beneath the binder twine, the straws at the fold or angle of the loop forming an expanded head Which resists withdrawal of the loop from behind the binder twine, thus preserving entity of the shock when the latter is subjected to strain. The shock which is the result of practiclng this method is characterized by being self-ventilating, self-positioning on either rough or sloping ground without upsetting, and in which the component parts are united with suflicicnt tenacity to preserve the integrity of the shock when the latter is lifted from the ground in removal of the same from the field.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of my invention is disclosed.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts in all the views in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shock formed by the method included in the pres ent invention.

Figure 2 is a section taken just above the zone of the binder twine.

Figure 3 is a section taken along the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a section similar to that of Figure 3, but showing the shock resting upon uneven ground.

Figure 5 is a detail view, on an enlarged scale illustrating the expansion of the wisp at the loop.

Referring now in detail to the several figures, the numeral 1 represents one of a number of bundles or sheaves each of which h previously been und is the usua mau- Renewed. December 15, 1925.

ner with binder twine or its equivalent before coming within the province of the present invention. Said sheaves are then arranged in a close series, such as the periphcry of a circle as shown, or in any other suitable configuration, and they are then fastened together by segregating a wisp of straw 2 from one of the sheaves, bending it angular-1y at the point where it is confined by the binder twine so as to bring it over against the adjacent sheaf on one side, folding the free end of it into a loop and passing said loop between the binder twine and straw of the adjacent sheaf. the free end 5 of the wisp being retainer. above the binder twine so as to preserve the loop in its folded or angular position. The sheaves or bundles are thus bound together into an endless shock.

It. is immaterial whether the steps of arranging the sheaves in an endless series, and tying them together by tucking a Wisp of a straw from one sheaf beneath the binder twine of an adjacent sheaf take place sequentially or simultaneously it being as well within the contemplation of the invention to add the sheaves one by one to the shock, tying them as added until the shock has been completed, as to arrange the sheaves first into a complete shock and then to tie them together in the manner aforesaid.

A. shock formed according to the above method possesses the characteristics of selfventilation and of self-positioning so that it accommodates itself to rough and uneven ground without upsetting. The self-ventilating feature is attained by the disposition of the sheaves in such manner that the base portions thereof, which are wider than the intermediate parts constricted by the binder twine oif-set the sheaves from one another a sufficient distance to form spaces tightly bound together as to make the shock too rigid, such a shock being unstable when deposited upon uneven or sloping ground and being easily overbalanced or upset, especially when subjected in a strong wind. It is obvious that when in an overturned position the water shedding or ventilating properties of the shock are nil and that the grain is therefore likely to be ruined. By the present invention the tightness of the bonds which hold the sheaves together is self-regulatable so that while the shock may be reasonably rigid when deposited upon the ground, if the latter is at all uneven or sloping, the pull of each sheaf upon the wisp of straw binding it to the adjacent sheaf, in finding its position of repose causes the wisp to slip from beneath the binder twine of said adjacent sheaf, this movement allowing the individual sheaves to assume positions of repose with relation to the ground without stressing the entire shock, thus obviating any tendency to overlxalancing the shock. This slippage of the wisp of straw is faciliated in a measure by the glazed character of the surface of the straw itself. The sheaf is prevented, however, from coming altogether unsecured from the adjacent sheaf by means of the enlarged bend or angular portion of the loop, the straw at this point assuming an expanded relation which makes it impossible for the loop to be drawn out inadvertently from behind the binder twine. The tenacity of hold between adjacent sheaves, due to the enlarged portion of this loop is sufficient to enable the shock to be loaded on to a truck with a fork in the usual manner, without risk of the bundles becoming detached.

In addition to the advantages above enumerated the uniting of the sheaves together with a straw tie results in a great savin of binder twine.

It is obvious that the method of forming the above shock can be performed by hand or by machines suitably designed for the purpose, one form of apparatus constructed with this particular end in view being ineluded in the subject matter of my pending application No. 676,343 filed Nov. 22, 1923.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The method of forming a shock which consists in bringing together a plurality of sheaves, each bound at an intermediate point with a binding element segregating from each sheaf a wisp of straw from the aggregate body of straw thereof, and tucklllQ said wisp beneath the binding element of an adjacent sheaf.

The method of forming a shock which consists in arranging a plurality of sheaves, each of which has been previously bound at an intermediate point with a binding element, into an endless series, segregating from each sheaf a wisp of straw from the ag regate body of straws thereof, and lining said wisp beneath the binding element of an adjacent sheaf.

The method of forming a shock which consists in arranging a plurality of sheaves, each encircled by a binding element, into an endless series, segregating a wisp of straw from the body of each sheaf, folding each wisp upon itself to form a loop, and uniting said sheaves into an endless shock by tucking the loop of each wisp beneath the binding element of the adjacent sheaf, retaining the free end of said wisp beneath the binding element.

4;. A shock comprising a plurality of sheaves each constricted intermediately by a binding element and means for securing said sheaves together to form a shock, said n'ieans comprising a looped wisp of straw from one sheaf tucked beneath the binding element of an adjacent sheaf to provide slippage between said wisp and binding element, the bent portion of said loop constituting an enlargement to prevent autoinatic withdrawal of said wisp from said binding element.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

PETER KETELSEN. 

